Speaking to E! News, Beyoncé explained that she had no desire to cut her workload despite the "incredible gift" of pregnancy.

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"It is the most incredible gift anyone can have and I'm so happy I'm a woman," she said. "Men, I feel bad [for], they don't get to experience this. It's incredible."

Beyoncé also paid tribute to her own mother, adding: "My mother worked really hard and she definitely didn't stop... My mother was a great example of how it's possible to own your own salon and be a great wife and spend family time and make the lunches and make the costumes and all of those things.

"So, that was my example, and I'm hoping to just keep it moving and bring my baby with me."